Genista pilosa, commonly known as hairy greenweed, silkyleaf broom, silkyleaf woadwaxen and creeping broom,[1] is a plant species in the genus Genista. It is 30–45 centimetres (12–18 in) tall and has green coloured stems. It has yellowish coloured flowers which grow in 1-3 pairs.[2] It grows in western and central Europe in poor, dry, sandy, and stony soils.

Genista pilosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Genista
Species:	G. pilosa
Binomial name
Genista pilosa L.

References

External links

• Media related to Genista pilosa at Wikimedia Commons
• Genista pilosa 'Vancouver Gold'
• "Genista pilosa". Plants for a Future.
• Genista pilosa

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